Former Glenville High School quarterback Troy Smith goes back to the bench with the 49ers and former Tarblooder Pierre Woods gets picked up by the Buffalo Bills.
Quarterback Troy Smith Troy Smith's run as the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers ended following last week's loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Smith, who starred at Glenville High School and Ohio State, went 3-2 with the 49ers. Troy will be replaced by Alex Smith, who started the season and was 1-6 before he was sidelined with a separated non-throwing shoulder.
Matthew Barrows writes on Sacbee.com that coach Mike Singletary gave Troy Smith only a lukewarm appraisal on Monday.
"I thought he did decent," Singletary said of Troy Smith's 10-of-25 performance last Sunday against Green Bay. "I thought he did OK. Decent performance."
Troy Smith has started every game since Oct. 31 and has gone 3-2. He made a splash in a 23-20 overtime win over St. Louis on Nov. 14, leading a heroic fourth-quarter touchdown drive and finishing with 356 passing yards and a 116.7 passer rating.
Singletary has praised Troy Smith's leadership throughout his tenure as the 49ers' starter. Smith, however, hasn't surpassed 200 passing yards in each of the past three games, and his passer ratings have been 51.5, 61.7 and 64.4.
Still, Troy's overall passer rating of 80.2 is better than Alex Smith's 75.
Troy's high school teammate, linebacker Pierre Woods, was picked up by the Buffalo Bills after he was released by the New England Patriots for the second time this season last week.